Shloka 49
इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्
Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel
तमेवंवादिनं तत्र रामो वचनमत्रवीत् | अलं वै व्यपदेशेन धनुरायच्छ राघव,श्रीरामचन्द्रजीके ऐसा कहनेपर परशुरामजी बोले--“रघुनन्दन! बातें बनानेकी कोई आवश्यकता नहीं। यह धनुष लो और इसपर प्रत्यज्चा चढ़ाओ'
tam evaṁ-vādinaṁ tatra rāmo vacanam abravīt | alaṁ vai vyapadeśena dhanuḥ āyaccha rāghava |
అలా పలుకుతున్న అతనితో రాముడు అన్నాడు—“రాఘవా! వృథా గొప్పలు చాలు. ఈ ధనుస్సు తీసుకొని దీనిపై జ్యా ఎక్కించు.”
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts empty self-assertion with dharmic integrity: worth is demonstrated through disciplined action and capability, not through boastful claims or rhetorical posturing.
In the course of Lomasha’s narration, Rāma responds to someone speaking assertively by cutting short the talk and issuing a direct challenge: to take the bow and string it, making the matter one of demonstrable deed rather than words.